This is a light, fun read. Emily Norton moves to Baltimore to start her medical internship and to be closer to her fiancé, also doing an intern in D.C. She rents the attic in the house of larger-than-life Norton Wharton, and immediately becomes enmeshed in the lives of those she works with and lives near. There's a bit of a mystical nature to this book (don't want to give too much away), and a lot of issues are touched upon: religion and faith, LGBTQ acceptance, family relationships. I particularly liked the hospital scenes and how real they felt (no surprise when I was finished reading and looked up the author only to discover he's a physician; those scenes, in some ways, reminded me of Kimmery Martin's The Queen of Hearts). This is perfect for those needing an uplifting read (with a caveat that there are some heavy parts of the book in the middle), and it's a particularly good holiday read (ending as it does with a lovely Christmas).

Had the bones of a good story, but think it needs a few more rounds of editing to fix tone, pacing, loose threads, etc to create a more polished and cohesive story.

Full review to come.
I deeply apologize, but life is a handful lately and I'm using all my free time to read, not review. I hope everybody understands.

I really enjoyed this story. It's set in Baltimore, near where I live so it was fun to know some of the places and traditions mentioned in the book. I also liked the way the author dealt with infidelity, religion, LGBT, poverty and breast cancer all in one book.

Well... this book was a little different to what I was expecting. But, you know what, I actually really enjoyed it. Probably, mostly because of the wonderful characters that the author has created within. Not all of them likeable but they all played their parts very well.
We start with Dr Emily Norton as she starts a residency at a Baltimore hospital. She is very science orientated so she is a but surprised when she meets her new housemate - the coincidentally named Norton who is also referred to as Dr Norton - we have a bit of fun with that along the way! She is trying to juggle work with a long distance relationship but is thrown off kilter when she receives a strange gift from Norton's neighbour - a strange amulet which comes with a warning that she must wear it. Not being one to subscribe to superstition, she doesn't and things start to go a bit awry for her both at work and at home. But she's a scientist and there is no possible way that the amulet could be driving what is happening to her... or could there...?
I could say so much more about the plot, mostly its interconnectedness, but I can't. Most of what you will read, if you choose to read this book, is best discovered at exactly the right moment for it to have the biggest effect. As I was reading I didn't really realise exactly how much was going on until slowly the strands that have meandered around, some for quite a while, started to come together to form a whole. It was a book that for me was definitely more than the sum of its parts, its rich characters, each of their individual stories and how they all connect together to build new ones. Throw in quite a bit of mystery, intrigue and more than a healthy dollop of soul searching and you get a tale that kept my attention nicely throughout and left me satisfied at at the end. I do have to wonder whether we will see any of these characters again in the future, I'd love to reconnect with some of them going forward.
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

While I enjoyed this book I felt like it needed to be trimmed down. So many characters and so many storylines. I loved Norton and Dr. Norton. They make great roommates. I loved Noton trying trying to figure out his love life and his mother. Dr. Norton had great empathy when dealing with her patients but horrible empathy when dealing with her father. Definitely a pretty good first novel!

Couldn't get interested in the book. I tried and read the first 30% with no luck The story never grabbed my attention.

I read a digital copy of this book I received via Netgalley.

More Than Bones revolves around friendships, self-confidence, and knowing who one is.

Parts of MTB are completely silly, and other parts are deep and thoughtful. The secondary characters are interesting and have decent depth.

I enjoyed the resolution of the story with regard to Emily's sense of self. Definitely worth a read, particularly if you want a break from thinky books or studying. :D

To be completely honest, I though this book should be categorized as a chic-lit. Emily's character is your typical girl protagonist in that genre-but her story is different. As I read along, I realize that the story is deeper than I though it was. The events in the book leads to a more sinister meaning as the story unfolds. It was short and very fast paced for me but everything that happened in the book was supplemental to the main premise of the story. After finishing the book, I realize that it was not a chic-lit. It was more like a coming-age-story of a person about her faith, about her beliefs.

The reason I gave the book a four star rating is because I though the ending was kind of a bit boring for me. Though I needed all those events in the final few chapters, it felt like I got my ending on the revelation part of the book. All in all, it was a very pleasant read. The detour that the story took from being the chic-lit type to the part of self discovery is something I appreciate from the book and I was taken by surprised by it. It is very recommendable to those who want a fast read but also fun and amazing story.

Interesting plot,good writing but at the end it still does not leave a mark on you. Guess what didn't work for me was that at the end it was not very clear what author is actually supporting- faith or science.It was bit ambiguous throughout.
But leaving all the deep thinking aside, story is a nice one time read.

I loved this mystical story. The characters were well defined and enjoyable. Poor Emily faces one obstacle after another. This was truly a delightful read! Many thanks to Twin Rabbit Books and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I have had a really hard time deciding what category this book fits it. It could be classified as fiction, chic lit, LGBTQ or inspirational. Whatever the category, I did enjoy this book. It was well-written, well researched (you can tell the author is a physician), and the story flows well. I recommend this book to anyone who wants an emotional and well thought-out read.

If you start this novel and are not quite sure how you feel about it, please stick with it. You will not be disappointed. The emotions run deep and the characters will pleasantly surprise you.
This is a story about faith - but not exactly religious faith, although that plays a role.
It is about finding out what you, personally, believe in, about discovering for yourself your purpose, your passion and your strengths.
It is a story about acceptance, of self and others. Friendship and beliefs and accepting what brought each of us to our present situation in life. About tolerance and miscommunications. And about family, those you are born related to and the ones you gather along your life's journey.

For a debut novel this is a wonderful result. It would make for an interesting book club read.

I wasn't sure about how I was going to feel reading this story but I was very pleasantly surprised. There were lots of twists and turns, things that has a recurring that I least expected it. Its,Characters are both well flushed out with good parts and ba d parts. You find yourself really liking some of them and really disliking some of the others. And interesting undertone especially in this had me bit surprised, but done very well and very thorough. I definitely plan on reading more by this author as her I really enjoy her writing style and the way she flushes out her characters. Next line I would like to thank of the author/the publisher/netgalley for the opportunity to read this book and the hopes that I am open to read more books by them.

I strongly recommend this book, I first love the cover and I saw some magic was involved in the main story.

The characters is this book are atypical and really sweet, the story is simple but efficient, you become really involved and all type of feelings are coming your way during your reading (anger, choke, sadness and finally happiness).
This book is a page turner ans I always said that black cat are good luck.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review.

This was another hate-read for me. The description of the book sounded promising but the novel fell flat.

I really disliked the endless references to religion and christianity. I am not religious and had I known that this book had heavy religious overtones, I would not have read it. It seems like the author couldn't decide if this book was going to be a mystery, an LGBTQ novel, or a religious novel so they just crammed it all into one disjointed story.